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Members of the Blues Hall of Fame

Anticipating the post-partem blues? Name your child after a Blues legend. Here are the members of the Blues Hall of Fame.

Dave Bartholomew Dr. John Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones Sister Rosetta Tharpe Art Rupe Ahmet Ertegün Paul Butterfield James Cotton Bobby Rush Roy Milton Bobby Robinson Jerry Wexler Joe, Jules, Lester, and Saul Bihari Ike Turner Walter Davis H. C. Speir Bo Diddley Blind Boy Fuller J. Mayo Williams Fats Domino Pinetop Perkins Dinah Washington Sippie Wallace Ralph Bass Big Maceo Merriweather Ruth Brown Jim O'Neal Rufus Thomas Etta James Little Junior Parker Theresa Needham Robert Palmer Johnny Otis Stevie Ray Vaughan Dick Waterman Roosevelt Sykes Clarence Gatemouth Brown Chris Strachwitz Lester Melrose Luther Allison Junior Wells Lillian Shedd Mcmurry Sam Phillips Brownie Mcghee Koko Taylor Bruce Iglauer Charles Brown David Honeyboy Edwards Pete Welding Bob Koester Jimmy Rogers Leonard Chess Phil Chess Arthur Big Boy Crudup Wynonie Harris Bill "Hoss" Allen John Lomax Alan Lomax John Richbourg Gene Nobles Champion Jack Dupree Lowell Fulson Skip James Johnny Shines

Big Joe Williams Sleepy John Estes Billie Holiday Fred Mcdowell Sunnyland Slim Blind Blake Lonnie Johnson Bukka White Clifton Chenier Robert Jr. Lockwood Memphis Slim Mississippi John Hurt Little Milton Jay Mcshann Johnny Winter Percy Mayfield Eddie Taylor Sonny Terry Albert Collins Tommy Johnson Leadbelly Chuck Berry Buddy Guy J. B. Hutto Slim Harpo Big Mama Thornton Hound Dog Taylor Otis Rush Louis Jordan Albert King Robert Nighthawk Ma Rainey Big Joe Turner Leroy Carr Ray Charles Big Walter Horton Freddie King Magic Sam Bobby Blue Bland Roy Brown Blind Willie Mctell Professor Longhair Tampa Red Big Bill Broonzy Willie Dixon John Lee Hooker Lightnin' Hopkins Son House Howlin\' Wolf Elmore James Blind Lemon Jefferson Robert Johnson B. B. King Little Walter Memphis Minnie Muddy Waters Charley Patton Jimmy Reed Bessie Smith Otis Spann T-Bone Walker Sonny Boy Williamson I ( John Lee Williamson ) Sonny Boy Williamson II ( Aleck "Rice" Miller )

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